The potential demolition of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters located in the west end of downtown Austin at 416 West 12th Street for a 31-floor residential tower project by developers Stratus Properties remains an unpopular proposition for the City of Austin . . . Become a patron to get the full story and gain access to TOWERS’ archive….
Mapping O. Henry’s Local Legacy Through Downtown Austin Architecture
Pandemic season’s a great time to brush up on your local history, armchair-style, and the thing about pandemic season is that it never seems to end — so thankfully a lot of Austin’s best cultural and historical institutions have stepped up to provide us with
Central Austin Development Roundup: We’re Going Downtown Again
Show of hands, who thought we would still be doing this in October? One interesting side effect of the pandemic, if you’re one of the chosen ones lucky enough to still be working from home, is that when you finally do go downtown you’ll likely be struck by just how much progress some of our…
The Linden Condo Tower’s On Deck for a Growing Northwest Downtown Austin
The Linden, a 28-story downtown Austin condo tower project by New York development firm Reger Holdings with local design by the architects at Rhode Partners, could be only months from breaking ground at the corner of 17th and Guadalupe Streets in the formerly sleepy, now fast . . . Become a patron to get the full…
Hop the Fence at Austin’s New Alliance Children’s Garden — Virtually, That Is
Here’s a sad little song for you — the Alliance Children’s Garden, a high-concept playground project on more than two acres at Butler Metro Park that broke ground early last year, is finished. It’s actually been done for six months, but if you’ve got a pulse you know how we’ve spent those last six months and more –…
Inside the Former Faulk Central Library, Austin’s Concrete Fortress of Literacy
While downtown Austin’s new Central Library rakes in the accolades for its grand design by equally-acclaimed Texas architects Lake Flato, the former central workhorse of our public library system, built in 1979 and renamed in honor of late humorist and Austinite John Henry Faulk in . . . Become a patron to get the full story and gain access to TOWERS’ archive….
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